Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-03-18

pected every day, and IN adjourned meet
ing OF the company will be held on the
evening following the arrival of the eu-
glne.. The Ladies' Industrial society of
the Congregational church spent Friday
afternoon very pleasantly with Mrs.
George w. Hendee Us. B Waite of
Hyde Park has opened his spring school
OF penmanship at the academy. .... FRI
day was genuine March day and if il had
not been for the recent thaws the snow
would have been piled up immensely
Mr.. William Chase has what he thinks
Will be the idea in the line of method for
heating cars. He has applied for patent
aud expects that he has Il fine thing
n. o. Gates is to give his story of travel
across the continent with the Grand Army,
at Hyde Park on Friday evening .. Post
Warner, q. A. r., is to hold an entertain
ment at town hall on Tuesday evening the
18th inst Rev. Mr.. Bushee of the Con-
gregational churcn Will soon take his am
nual vacation. The academy students
held very apropribte memorial services
for the late Amherst Palmer, who died
during the vacation between the winter
and spring terms. Interesting and appro-
pirate remarks were made by Prof. Stone.
Rev. Mr.. Bushee, and by the classmates
of the deceased.
j. \. Robinson, dentist, attended the
meetings of the State dental society, at
burlington this week ..... The afternoon
session of school at the academy, now be-
gins at l.30 instead of 1.. Frank w.
sherman late mail clerk between Essex
Junction and Boston is visiting friends in
town. go. Rev. w. H. Hyde and family
are to be given a donation this week .....
Dana Chaffee is reported in quite serious
ill health.
There were large number of people in
town Saturday a trade linht Rt,t
ter was quoted at 10 to % cents. Eggs Is
cents. Elder Perkins preached at the
Advent church sunday. In the morning
he vigorously denounced church socia
bles .....A Albert Dunshee, an old ana re
spected citizen, died last week. The
church Friday. Mrs Smith of Brandon,
the Spiritualist speaker, officiated. ...
Hon. Henry Ballard of Burlington lee
tnres in Holley hall this evening ...... The
Baptists realized about $40 from their
necktie sociable. No services were held
in the Methodist church Sunday evening
The pastor, Rev. Mr. Gregory, is suffer
mas accepted the foremanship of the
painting department of the Bristol
Manufacturing company's works
There were several Cases of too much
"tanglefoot" on the streets Saturday
evening. The language used by some of
the drunkards was frlghtful, but no ar
rests were made. ... Myron w. Wilson
OF the Heratd is still very low, but the
prospects of his recovery are fair . The
receipts of the Methodist sociable last
week were over S9......J. II. May and G..
l.. Norton of Hinesburgh were in town
Saturday. "A new creamery is to be
put in at South Starksboro this season by
Evarts q Eastman. The creamery bust
ness is rapidly destroying the Bristol but
ter market.
Arthur Fairbanks lost a good horse the
last week. Willie Beard has gone to
to work ..... Prof Fletch-
er's singing school closed Saturday. ....
Judge Poland has gone to St. Johnsbury
to stop few days. His health is much
better now than it has been of late..
Mittie Kelley has gone to Richmond to
live with her sister, Mrs. 5 r. Miller, Jr.
...... Mrs. Peters and Mrs. Stratton and
families have moved to East Upton, Mass.
,... .Tarbel Shattuck anG Elijah Stratton,
both suffering from shock of paralysis,
are in a feeble state of health at present.
..;: Frank Laraway was in Mont
pelier the. past week buying ma
chlnery for his saw mill The CAMP
fire at Capt. Moses Netherlands on the
evening of the 9th was one of the bright
est camptires ever held in town. The
IPeCldi iedtuie was speech ny capt. NC
farland, giving his experience west of the
Mississippi and a poem from Henry
Thomas, short speeches from other com
rades and music. \ grand supper was
served to all by Capt. and Mrs. McFar-
land d......The young people are to give a
dramatic entertainment at the brown
church Saturday evening. The proceeds
are to 90 toward buying bell go. Oscar
house and barn of Belvidere
burned to the ground Wednesday night,
the oh, with all their contents, the family
barely escaping with their lives.
Bradford.
Fay Sargent for many years book
keeper of II. a. Winship's, left for Kansas
City last week, where he has obtained a
position in the American National bank of
that city ..... John +. Hartman started
for Omaha Tuesday. Miss H. l..
Browne daughter of DR.. II. ;. Browne of
St. Johnsbury, has been visiting Mrs
Gov. Farnham. ....A new pipe organ for
the Congregational church will be pur-
chased very soon. The church has already
$1,000 on hand for this purpose ... II.
f. Parker and wife returned from
their trip to Southern Pines, y. c.,
Friday evening ......The spring term of
the Bradford academy opened Monday
with a large number of students ......
Miss G. f., strickland, the popular French
trip to Boston on Saturday y...... Wednes-
day evening the ladies of the Congrega-
tenal society will give crazy tea'' in
the church parlors ..... The Champion
Lodge |. O. o, +. is in most prosperous
Many new members have
been initiated during the past two weeks
.,,.,. Mr.. f.. X. Cilley of Piermont, n. II
a manufacturer of butter tubs and lad
ders was severely injured by the break
ing of an emery wheel The fragments
struck him in the face below the right
eye, breaking the cheek bone and cutting
A gash some six inches in length.
West Randolph.
At the regular conyocation of Whitney
No. 3 X. A. NJ, March l4th,
the following officers were elected for the
ensuing year: n l.. Boyden, NJ f. H. p
I.ucius Webb, Jr., +. * George +, Beard,
f. 5 +. Gerry. secretary; G. f. Abbott,
treasurer; +. l.. Bass, e. II. h. 0. Hib-
bard, p 5. o. Woodcock, X A. G. n. b.
Weston, q. NJ. 81 "; G. ID. Sanborn, e.
NJ, End V, o. Chamberlain q. NJ. LIST
v; a. ID. Merkel, chaplain +. II. Sault,
John Untiedt, stewards; >. y. Fisk, sen
tinel. On the same day the following
We're elected as officers of Haswel Coun-
Gil, No 6 c. r. and :. NJ. Il. o. IIibbard. T.